WITNESS LIST
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
March 28, 2017 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Holcomb, Terry (Self; Texas Carry)
Against:
Adams, Cristina (Self)
Adhikary, Amrita (Self; Moms demand Action for Gunsense in America, Texas Chapter)
Epstein, Lisa (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)
Epstein, Lisa (Self; Moms Demand Action for gun Sense in America)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Amad, David (Self)
Briscoe, Rick (Self; Open Carry Texas)
Garcia, Jonathan (Self; Open Carry Texas)
Greer, John (Self)
Greer, Phyllis (Self)
Grisham, CJ (Self; Open Carry Texas)
Leek, Donny (Self)
Longhurst, Joseph (Self)
Malone, Rachel (Self; Texas Firearms Freedom)
Mucci, Colin (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Shuster, Jason (Self)
Szczygiel, Colt (Self)
Against:
Abou-Samra, Leyla (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Aller, Kelly (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Bain, Dawn (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Brosnihan, Kerry (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Burleson, John (Self; Travis county resistance)
Bursey, Molly (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Caldwell, Dorothy (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Callan, Robin (Self)
Carr, Mary (Self)
Casey, Bergan (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Clack, Esmeralda (Self)
Courtney, Annie (Self; Moms demand action)
Courtney, Chris (Self; Moms demand action)
DiMasi, Rachel (Self)
Dixon, Kelly (Self; Moms demand action)
Downing, Amber (Self)
Dubin, France (Self)
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Against:
Earl, Diana (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Estes, Lola (Self)
Ferraro, Roseann (Self; Moms demand action)
Ganesh, Anandhi (Self)
Garaña, Kristine (Self; Moms demand action for gun sense in america)
Gentry, Karen (Self)
Golden, Nicole (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Grothues, Julie (Self; Moms demand action)
Hadden-gunther, Clear (Self; Moms demand action)
Halff, Danna (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Harrington, Anne (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Hayes, Holly (Self)
Heinze, Ruth (Self)
Holland, Jodi (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Jeansonne, Sarah (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Kramer, Jennifer (Self)
Lamb, Catherine (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense)
Land (Self; Moms Demand Gun Sense)
Legere, Barbara (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense)
Markman, Melisa (Self; Moms Demand Action for Guns Sense in America)
Medrano, Margarita (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Mendoza, Elva (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)
Mobley Turney, Aimee (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Morales, Barbra (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Odendahl, Robert (Self; Moms demand action for gun sense in america)
Oliveri, Rosalie (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)
Oneill, Cathy (Self; Mothers Demand Action)
Peek, Whitney (Self)
Pintchovski, Susan (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in Texas)
Price, Jennifer (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)
Rabakukk, Gayleen (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Rowan, Beth (Self)
Savage, Maggie (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Scheldrup, Patricia (Self; Everytown For Gun Safety)
Scruggs, Ed (Self; Texas Gun Sense)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Treadwell, Margaret (Self; Moms demand action)
Upton, Devon (Self)
Van Veldhuisen, Melissa (Self; Moms demand action)
Walker, Jeanel (Self)
Walker, Sean (Self)
Whitfield, Hilary (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Yeargain, Patricia (Self; Moms demand action for gun sense in Texas)
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On:
Mobley Turney, Aimee (Self; League of Women Voters of the Houston Area)
Moninger, Steve (Dept of Public Safety)
For:
Jarl, Katie (The Humane Society of the United States)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Donahue, Laura (Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Humphreys, Johnny (Self; Safe Kids Texas Heatstroke Task Force)
McConnell, Carlee (Self; Safe Kids Austin)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Smith, Arianna (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Solis, Eddie (City of Arlington)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Against:
Lewis, Gib (Responsible pet owners assoc.)
For:
Tickle, Brian (Access Fund)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fuchs, Jeremy (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Golemon, Kinnan (Austin White Lime Company)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Patton, Marissa (Texas Farm Bureau)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Sims, Carol (Texas Civil Justice League)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
Against:
Halff, Danna (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Against:
Epstein, Lisa (Self; Moms Demand Action for gun Sense in America)
Epstein, Lisa (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)
On:
Metcalfe, Sally (TTLA)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Amad, David (Self)
Asmussen, Cindy (Self)
Bradford, Trayce (Self)
Briscoe, Rick (Self; Open Carry Texas)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Cheshire, Cary (Self)
Greer, John (Self)
Greer, Phyllis (Self)
Grisham, CJ (Self; Open Carry Texas)
Hodges, Dana (Self)
Leek, Donny (Self)
Longhurst, Joseph (Self)
Malone, Rachel (Self; Texas Firearms Freedom)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Shuster, Jason (Self)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Against:
Abou-Samra, Leyla (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Adams, Cristina (Self)
Adhikary, Amrita (Self; Moms demand Action for Gunsense in America, Texas Chapter)
Aller, Kelly (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Bain, Dawn (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Brosnihan, Kerry (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Burleson, John (Self; Travis county resistance)
Bursey, Molly (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Caldwell, Dorothy (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Carr, Mary (Self)
Casey, Bergan (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Clack, Esmeralda (Self)
Courtney, Annie (Self; Moms demand action)
Courtney, Chris (Self; Moms demand action)
DiMasi, Rachel (Self)
Dixon, Kelly (Self; Moms demand action)
Earl, Diana (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Estes, Lola (Self)
Ferraro, Roseann (Self; Moms demand action)
Ganesh, Anandhi (Self)
Garaña, Kristine (Self; Moms demand action for gun sense in america)
Golden, Nicole (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Grothues, Julie (Self; Moms demand action)
Hadden-gunther, Clear (Self; Moms demand action)
Harrington, Anne (Self; Moms Demand Action)
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Against:
Hayes, Holly (Self)
Heinze, Ruth (Self)
Holland, Jodi (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Kramer, Jennifer (Self)
Lamb, Catherine (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense)
Land (Self; Moms Demand Gun Sense)
Legere, Barbara (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense)
Markman, Melisa (Self; Moms Demand Action for Guns Sense in America)
Medrano, Margarita (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Mendoza, Elva (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)
Mobley Turney, Aimee (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Morales, Barbra (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Odendahl, Robert (Self; Moms demand action for gun sense in america)
Oliveri, Rosalie (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)
Oneill, Cathy (Self; Mothers Demand Action)
Peek, Whitney (Self)
Pintchovski, Susan (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in Texas)
Price, Jennifer (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)
Rabakukk, Gayleen (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Rice-Lively, Mary Lynn (Self; Texas Gun Sense)
Rinehart, Elissa (Self)
Rowan, Beth (Self)
Savage, Maggie (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Scheldrup, Patricia (Self; Everytown For Gun Safety)
Scruggs, Ed (Self; Texas Gun Sense)
Treadwell, Margaret (Self; Moms demand action)
Van Veldhuisen, Melissa (Self; Moms demand action)
Walker, Jeanel (Self)
Walker, Sean (Self)
Whitfield, Hilary (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Yeargain, Patricia (Self; Moms demand action for gun sense in Texas)
On:
Moninger, Steve (Dept of Public Safety)
For:
Tripp, Alice (Texas State Rifle)
Against:
Epstein, Lisa (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)
Epstein, Lisa (Self; Moms Demand Action for gun Sense in America)
On:
Metcalfe, Sally (TTLA)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Amad, David (Self)
Briscoe, Rick (Self; Open Carry Texas)
Carter, Harold (Self; Texas State Rifle Association)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Fuchs, Jeremy (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
Garcia, Jonathan (Self; Open Carry Texas)
Greer, John (Self)
Greer, Phyllis (Self)
Grisham, CJ (Self; Open Carry Texas)
Hitt, Odie (Texas state rifle association)
Leek, Donny (Self)
Longhurst, Joseph (Self)
Malone, Rachel (Self; Texas Firearms Freedom)
Meador, Dorcia (Self; Texas State Rifle Assoc)
Mica, Tara (Self; National Rifle Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Shuster, Jason (Self)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Stroud, David (Texas state rifle assoc.)
Valdes, Darryl (Self; Texas State Rifle Assoc.)
Against:
Abou-Samra, Leyla (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Adams, Cristina (Self)
Adhikary, Amrita (Self; Moms demand Action for Gunsense in America, Texas Chapter)
Aller, Kelly (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Bain, Dawn (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Brosnihan, Kerry (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Browning, Melissa (Self; Moms demand action)
Burleson, John (Self; Travis county resistance)
Bursey, Molly (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Caldwell, Dorothy (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Casey, Bergan (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Clack, Esmeralda (Self)
Courtney, Annie (Self; Moms demand action)
Courtney, Chris (Self; Moms demand action)
DiMasi, Rachel (Self)
Dixon, Kelly (Self; Moms demand action)
Earl, Diana (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Estes, Lola (Self)
Ferraro, Roseann (Self; Moms demand action)
Ganesh, Anandhi (Self)
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Against:
Garaña, Kristine (Self; Moms demand action for gun sense in america)
Golden, Nicole (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Grothues, Julie (Self; Moms demand action)
Hadden-gunther, Clear (Self; Moms demand action)
Halff, Danna (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Harrington, Anne (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Hayes, Holly (Self)
Holland, Jodi (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Kramer, Jennifer (Self)
Lamb, Catherine (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense)
Land (Self; Moms Demand Gun Sense)
Legere, Barbara (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense)
Markman, Melisa (Self; Moms Demand Action for Guns Sense in America)
Medrano, Margarita (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Mendoza, Elva (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)
Mobley Turney, Aimee (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Morales, Barbra (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Odendahl, Robert (Self; Moms demand action for gun sense in america)
Oliveri, Rosalie (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America)
Oneill, Cathy (Self; Mothers Demand Action)
Peek, Whitney (Self)
Pintchovski, Susan (Self; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in Texas)
Price, Jennifer (Self; Moms Deman Action for Gun Sense in America)
Rabakukk, Gayleen (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Rice-Lively, Mary Lynn (Self; Texas Gun Sense)
Rinehart, Elissa (Self)
Savage, Maggie (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Scheldrup, Patricia (Self; Everytown For Gun Safety)
Scruggs, Ed (Self; Texas Gun Sense)
Treadwell, Margaret (Self; Moms demand action)
Van Veldhuisen, Melissa (Self; Moms demand action)
Walker, Jeanel (Self)
Walker, Sean (Self)
Whitfield, Hilary (Self; Moms Demand Action)
Yeargain, Patricia (Self; Moms demand action for gun sense in Texas)
On:
Moninger, Steve (Dept of Public Safety)
For:
Cunningham, Glenn (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Against:
Cantu, David (Self)
Chicoine, Julie (Texas hospital association)
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Against:
Dingler, Len (Self)
Jackson, Brian (Texas Alliance for Patient Access)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Burleson, John (Self; Travis county resistance)
Tidwell, Russ (Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Apodaca, Michelle (Tenet)
Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Ford, Crystal (Houston Methodist)
Golemon, Kinnan (Austin White Lime Company)
Kaufman, Lisa (Texas Civil Justice League)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Thomason, David (LeadingAge Texas)
For:
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Wilshusen, Fred (Texas Construction Association)
Wilson, Bill (Self; Texas Society of Architects)
Against:
Adams, Will (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Fronapfel, Edward (Self; Sbsa inc)
Frost, Diane (Self; Corsicana ISD)
Glasscock, Sarah (Self)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)
Key, Jenny (Self)
Rogers, Don (Texas Rural Education Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Holmes, Anna (The City of Dallas)
Jones, Neal T. (Perry Homes)
Lancaster, David (Texas Society of Architects)
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For:
Long, Wade (Texas Surety Federation)
McKnight, Peyton (American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Rodriguez, Marc (PHCC of Texas)
Snowden, Tara (Zachry Construction Corporation)
Stokes, Jeff (Texas Nursery & Landscape Association)
White, Michael (Texas Construction Association)
Woomer, Eric (Structural Engineers Association of Texas)
Against:
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Bailey, Pam (Texas community association advocates)
Benoit, Brent (TCAA)
Burch, Vanessa (Self)
Coker, Jamie (Self; TCAA.)
Derman, Lynn (Self; TCAA)
Fraley, Brad (Self; TCAA)
Ginsburg, Tracy (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Guerrero, Heather (Self)
Hearn, Clayton (Self; TCAA)
Metcalfe, Sally (Self)
Neidenfeuhr, Grant (Self)
Ortego, Brady (Texas Community Association Advocates)
Rogers, V. Les (Self)
Ross, Worth (Self)
Schindler Scott, Evelyn (Self)
Scott, Laurence (TCAA)
Smith, Michael (Self)
Tidwell, Russ (Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers)
Woodruff, Grant (Self; Texas community association advocates)
For:
Junek, Larry (Self)
Ramirez, Ricardo (Self; City of Sugar Land)
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Deadrick, June (CenterPoint Energy)
Ozuna, Jesse (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lynch, Walter (Jordan, Lynch & Cancienne PLLC)
Against:
Kita, Matthew (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Jay (Valero Energy Corporation)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Fisher, Jon (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
Golemon, Kinnan (Austin White Lime Company)
Kaufman, Lisa (Texas Civil Justice League)
Landwehr, Martha (Texas Chemical Council)
Meroney, Mike (Safelite Autoglass, and Huntsman Corporation)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Sellers, Tom (Conocophillips)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Sims, Carol (Texas Civil Justice League)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Against:
Guerrero, Heather (Self)
For:
Burgin, Matt (Texas Food & Fuel Association)
Homer, Mark (Self)
Kneeland, Mishell (Self)
Prasla, Sharif (Self; TEXAS FOOD & Fuel Association)
Roach, Nelson (Self; TTLA)
Against:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Davis, Lia (Disability Rights Texas)
MacKinnon, Mary (Self)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
On:
Talbot, David (Attorney General Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)
Chatron, Michael (AGC Texas Building Branch)
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For:
Chiodo, Dana (International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC))
Chriss, Olivia (Texas restaurant association)
Dewitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
Durst, Melodie (Credit Union Coalition of Texas)
Flores, Robert (Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce/TAMACC)
Fowler, Meredyth (Independent Bankers Association of Texas)
Golemon, Kinnan (Austin White Lime Company)
Hamilton, Mike (Self)
Hardin, Paul (Texas Food and Fuel Association)
Kaufman, Lisa (Texas Civil Justice League)
Mahesania, Shaukat (Self; Texas food and fuel Association)
Meroney, Mike (Safelite Autoglass, and Huntsman Corporation)
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
Munoz, Ned (Texas Association of Builders)
Oswald, Bill (Self; Koch Companies)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Sheer, Jim (Texas Retailers Association)
Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
Sims, Carol (Texas Civil Justice League)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Womack, Daniel (Dow Chemical)
Young, Tiffany (Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse)
Young, Tiffany (Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse)
Against:
Harrington, James (Self)
Johnston, Rebecca (Self)
For:
Byrd, Chris (Self; Center for Security Policy)
Holton, Christopher (Center for Security Policy)
Against:
McCraw, John (Lin) (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self)
Bradford, Trayce (Self)
Briscoe, Rick (Self; Open Carry Texas)
Greer, John (Self)
Greer, Phyllis (Self)
Grisham, CJ (Self; Open Carry Texas)
Hodges, Dana (Self)
Hudgens, Nicole (Texas Values Action)
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For:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Shuster, Jason (Self)
Against:
Tidwell, Russ (Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers)
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